Bryant reaches 30,000 points, Lakers beat Hornets, 103-87

New Orleans, Louisiana (Sporting Alert) – The Los Angeles Lakers star guard Kobe Bryant, at age 34, on Wednesday night, became the youngest player in NBA history to score 30,000 points.

Bryant reached the mark with 1:17 left in the first half in tonight’s game against the New Orleans Hornets, after scoring over center Robin Lopez to score his 30,000th and 30,001st points of his 17-year career.

The superstar now joins a list of notable Hall of Famers, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387), Karl Malone (36,928), Michael Jordan (32,292) and Wilt Chamberlain (31,419) as one of five players to achieve that illustrious milestone.

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Bryant went on to finish with 29 points in leading the Lakers (9-10) to a comfortable 103-87 victory over the Hornets at New Orleans Arena – bouncing back from back-to-back defeats suffered at the hands of the Orlando Magic and Houston Rockets.